North America news – Page 121

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    Trucking from Russia to Kazakhstan

    2015-06-04T00:00:00Z

    June 4 - Van der Vlist has transported a Kenworth T800 vacuum truck from the port of St Petersburg to Atyrau in Kazakhstan.

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    First New Horizon vessel named Höegh Target

    2015-06-04T00:00:00Z

    June 4 - The first vessel in Höegh's newbuild programme will be called Höegh Target.

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    Sirens sound at Jaxport

    2015-06-03T00:00:00Z

    June 3 - NYK Line North America has loaded the first of several shipments of new ambulances at Jaxport's Blount Island Marine Terminal for delivery to Saudia Arabia.

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    New officers for SC&R Foundation

    2015-06-03T00:00:00Z

    June 3 - The SC&R Foundation has appointed Stephanie Bragg of Bragg Companies as president of the board for a two-year term.

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    Long Beach budget approved

    2015-06-03T00:00:00Z

    June 3 - The Long Beach Board of Harbor (sic.) Commissioners has approved a USD829 million budget for the harbour department's next fiscal year, including USD555 million for capital improvements at the Port of Long Beach.

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    UTC urges renewal of US Ex-Im Bank

    2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

    June 2 - UTC Overseas is pushing for the Congressional renewal of the 81-year-old U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) before it expires on July 1, 2015.

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    GAC adds four in USA

    2015-06-01T00:00:00Z

    June 1 - GAC has opened four new North American logistics offices in Atlanta, Detroit, Chicago and Los Angeles.

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    Blue Water set to power Panama

    2015-06-01T00:00:00Z

    June 1 - Blue Water Shipping has signed a contract with Semco Maritime for the provision of warehouse and transport solutions in connection with the construction of a new power plant in Panama.

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    BBC plays part in petrochemical project

    2015-06-01T00:00:00Z

    June 1 - BBC Chartering has shipped a number of ethylene refinery units from Ulsan in South Korea to Freeport, Texas for an ongoing US Gulf Coast petrochemicals project.

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    Milestone Airbus components set sail

    2015-06-01T00:00:00Z

    June 1 - Components for Airbus' first US-produced aircraft have left the Port of Hamburg destined for Mobile, Alabama.

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    Ritchie Bros appoints new cfo

    2015-05-29T00:00:00Z

    May 29 - Ritchie Bros has appointed Sharon Driscoll as its new chief financial officer, effective July 6, 2015.

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    The Friday Flyer - May 29th 2015

    2015-05-29T00:00:00Z

    This week's round up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.

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    SC&RA critiques interchange design

    2015-05-29T00:00:00Z

    May 29 - The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) has published a white paper detailing how poorly designed intersections adversely affect the shipment of oversize and overweight cargoes in the USA.

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    Competitors club together in crane quartet delivery

    2015-05-28T00:00:00Z

    May 28 - The last of four new super post-Panamax wharf cranes for the Port of Houston's Barbours Cut Container Terminal have been offloaded from ZPMC's semi-submersible vessel Zhen Hua 13 after a 73-day journey from South Korea.

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    WWPC member duo join forces

    2015-05-28T00:00:00Z

    May 28 - Members of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC), Portlog International and Steder Group, have jointly managed the transportation of pipes and dredging equipment from Mexico to Nigeria.

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    ACS responds to Nepalese tragedy

    2015-05-28T00:00:00Z

    May 28 - Following the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25, Air Charter Service (ACS) has completed over 50 charter flights into and out of Kathmandu transporting relief goods as well as search and rescue teams.

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    Gruber gets in the frame

    2015-05-27T00:00:00Z

    May 27 - Intertransport Gruber has coordinated the shipment of an 84.9-tonne stator frame from Ohio in the USA to Linz, Austria.

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    Maxim buys Crane Rental

    2015-05-26T00:00:00Z

    May 26 - Maxim Crane Works has acquired Orlando, Florida based heavy haulage, specialised rigging and crane services provider, Crane Rental Corporation.

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    The Friday Flyer - May 22nd 2015

    2015-05-22T00:00:00Z

    This week's round up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.

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    Korean specialist joins UTC

    2015-05-22T00:00:00Z

    May 22 - UTC Overseas has appointed Lloyd (Woo Sung) Bae as director of sales and operations for the company's Korea desk.